silence is a rhythm too

Thursday, December 26, 2013

It has been a very quiet year here at SIART. Life conspires to fill my time with work and family activities and has left little to no time for the blog. That being said, I have compiled a list of my favorite records of the year. They are presented in alphabetical order. If pushed to pick a number 1 I would have to say that it is The Phoenix Foundation's "Fandango", a sprawling two disc set of Kiwi goodness that mashes up indie rock, synth pop, folk, ambient and a few other things into a heady, catchy brew of deliciousness.

Monday, April 08, 2013

Psymun is a guy from Minneapolis making great instrumental hip hop. He's got a new EP out called "Purple Crush" which you can grab for free from his bandcamp page. Listen here then go get it. You'll like it....

Friday, December 21, 2012

2012 - A slow year on SIART as far as posts go... Still, I listened to plenty of music this year, and seeing as how it's been a few years since I've done a best of list I decided to get into the year end spirit and offer up the records that made my year brighter. I haven't ranked them, but the top 5 would probably be my faves of the year. And yeah, it's 74, not 75. That is just the way it worked out. The one record that should be on here but isn't is Unknown Mortal Orchestra's self titled album from 2011. I discovered it the last week of 2011 and played it almost all of 2012. Still listen to it regularly. Can't wait for their new one next month - should make 2013's best of!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Enjoy this little Xmas mix tape. It has a bunch of fun holiday music,
both traditional classics and some leftfield gems too. A great
soundtrack for whatever you are doing - decorating, dinner, cocktails.
Happy holidays from SIART!

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene LoveChristmas in Hollis: Run D.M.C. - Very Special ChristmasWhite Christmas - The DriftersHappy Christmas - John & Yoko and The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community ChoirMerry Christmas Baby - Otis ReddingWonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartneySleigh Ride - Ella FitzgeraldDo They Know It's Christmas? - Band AidBlue Christmas - The PlattersChristmas Song - The RaveonettesHappy Christmas - The MaytalsHappy Christmas - PretendersThe Christmas Song - Marvin GayeLast Christmas - George MichaelChristmas Ain't Christmas, New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love - The O'JaysChristmas Time Is Here Again - The FlirtationsIt's Christmas Time - Yo La TengoAll I Want For Christmas - Yeah Yeah YeahsChristmas Reindeer - The KnifeSoulful Christmas - James BrownWhite Christmas - The Flaming LipsChristmas Rappin' - Kurtis BlowI Was Born on Christmas Day - Saint EtienneHave Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank SinatraChristmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Hush Delirium is an art / music project created by Mark Gardener (Ride) and artist Simon
Welford. The concept is simple - the musicians involved in the project each
create a piece of instrumental music that is supplied to Simon
Welford. He then uses that piece of music as inspiration to create
artwork that he feels is representative of the piece supplied. Once all
the art is created it is then exhibited in gallery style exhibitions
with the music being played at the same time, giving visitors to the
exhibitions the complete ‘Hush Delirium’ concept.

Sunday, October 07, 2012

Catching Flies is a 21 year old producer from London. He is very fond of vinyl crackle, but doesn’t like pigeons. His tunes are lovely and laid back - kind of puts me in the mind of Onra or Bullion. You can nab this EP for free from his Bandcamp or from Facebook...

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Venerable dance label !K7 turns 27 years old this year. As part of the celebration they are giving away a free single every Tuesday for the next month. Two songs from two different bands. First up is When Saints Go Machine b/w Motor City Drum Ensemble - very nice! Stream or down load the tracks below...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Unknown Mortal Orchestra are one of SIART's favorite indie rock acts. Their debut album pulled me in with it's sinewy guitars and bumping beats, blending smoky psychedelia and soulful grooves. The band has just signed with Jagjaguwar to release it's new album in 2013. They have just released a teaser called Swim & Sleep (Like A Shark) which picks up where the album left off. Nice beats and a tasty ass guitar riff. Enjoy!